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Fall Postal History 2022
Our Fall 2022 Postal History sale includes the John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post, the William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History, material from the collections of Steven M. Roth and Graham Booth, FRPSL, and much more.
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acid tied on November 12, 1858 folded cover to Wheeling, Virginia, 1851 3c Dull red (11) tied by "Philadelphia Pa Nov 12" datestamp, readdressed to Philadelphia with straightline "Forwarded" handstamp, second 1851 3c Dull red (11) partially covers Blood's handstamp and tied by "Wheeling Va Nov 13" datestamp, light wear, still a fine and attractive use, Morris Census #213, ex-Morris (Scott $375)
acid tied to locally-addressed cover with blue cameo cornercard for "Daily National Argus", "Blood's Penny post Apl 21 5PM Philada" double circle datestamp, 1857 docketing at left, light wear along edges, very fine appearance, a scarce advertising use with a Blood's adhesive, Morris Census #250, ex-Morris
acid tied to 3c Nesbitt entire (U10) addressed to Skippackville, Pennsylvania, black "Philadelphia Pa. Feb 2" datestamp and "Blood's Despatch Feb 2 9P.M. 185?" company handstamp, few backflap tears, otherwise very fine and attractive use, Morris Census #225, ex-Morris
tied by blue green "Richmond & Potomac RR Apr 12" datestamp to 1849 folded letter to Culpepper Courthouse, Virginia, matching "5" rate handstamp, vertical tear away from stamp and markings, very fine appearance, Morris Census #34, ex-Morris, 2011 APEX certificate (Scott $225)
margins mostly large with complete framelines at top and bottom, tied by red "Blood's Penny Post Nov 22 9A.M. Philada" handstamp with second clear strike at bottom on 1858 cover to Reading, Pennsylvania, 1857 3c Dull red (26, faults) tied by black Philadelphia octagon, very fine and attractive use, Morris Census #82, ex-Morris (Scott $350)
portions of all four framelines, tied by black "Blood's Penny Post May 16 2½P.M. Philada" handstamp with additional "1" in oval cancel on cover to Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1857 3c Dull red (26) tied by "Philadelphia Pa. May 16 1859" octagon, very fine and attractive use, Morris Census #190, ex-Morris (Scott $350)
three full framelines, cancelled by black scarab with matching "Blood's Penny Post Mar 7 10½A.M. Philada" company handstamp on cover to local street address, cornercard for the "Insurance Company of the State of Philadelphia", very fine and choice, Morris Census #190, ex-Morris (Scott $150)
two covers, first mostly-clear strike in black on small embossed cover to local street address, second complete strike in red on locally-addressed illustrated cover, a very fine and attractive pair
clear strike of black circular handstamp on ca. 1849 folded lettersheet to Treasury Secretary William M. Meredith in Washington, DC, blue "Philada Pa. Nov 16" datestamp and matching boxed "Free", minor edge wear, very fine and rare, ex-Knapp
perfect strike of black serrated circle handstamp on March 15, 1851 folded letter to New York City, blue integral rate Philadelphia datestamp, extremely fine and choice, ex-Gibson and Morris, 1999 Philatelic Foundation certificate
eight covers including Scott 6 (two covers with pairs, one with two singles), 7 (pair on cover), 11 (two covers), and 12 (two covers, one with Army of Northern Virginia grid), additionally Scott 7 pair on piece and Mobile 5c Provisional (58X2) tied to piece (small faults), mixed condition throughout but generally fine appearance
illustrated advertising cover to Trenton, New Jersey, franked with 1909 2c Carmine horizontal coil (353) tied by July 1, 1909 Brooklyn machine cancel, very fine and choice (Scott $375)